The next few weeks will be the opening innings of a bucket full of local political races. A couple of cities, Black Diamond and Maple Valley, will have nearly the whole clubhouse on the ballot due to a mix of expiring terms and resignations
Editorial cartoon for the April 24 issue of The Reporter
We are all aware of the dangers of driving while we’re distracted. So why do we continue to text, call and conduct personal hygiene while we’re behind the wheel of a deadly hunk of metal?
This week’s editorial cartoon for the Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter
Why have so many young men and women from the West flocked to join ISIS? What is the attraction of such a violent and brutal regime in Syria and Iraq?
Editorial cartoon for the April 10 issue of the Reporter
I was 12 years old the first time I heard the game warden’s barking voice lecture a crowd on the importance of preserving and respecting wildlife
There is a specter looming on the horizon that will eventually alter the world as we know it. No, not climate change – it’s a declining world population
President Barack Obama spoke in Cleveland two weeks ago and mentioned his support of mandatory (or compulsory) voting in the United States
President Obama has made three major mistakes in regard to foreign policy
Editorial cartoon for the March 27 issue of the Reporter
Bridger Stephenson expresses his concern over marijuana farms in this area
Daniel Ramos of Maple Valley thanks the person who reported suspicious activity in the Covington Safeway parking lot
Zariah Zosel expresses her concern over closing Russell Ridge Center, where she attends
ince President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law five years ago, Washingtonians have sent a powerful message: The Affordable Care Act is working.
Editorial cartoon for the March 20 issue of the Reporter
Cheryl Hanson thanks fire personnel for saving a life
An education expert spoke to a group of worried high school-age parents. His opening statement told them they did not have to worry because their children would turn out “just like them.” There was silence in the room after that statement
I wish I could say that growing up on a dairy farm and (occasionally) working alongside my dairy farmer dad was where I developed my solid work ethic, never-give-up attitude and strong drive to succeed. It would probably be more accurate to say that those instances of father-daughter employment were more effective in developing my dad’s patience, restraint and gray hairs. I was the worst worker. Ever
In early January, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) blindsided foster parents with a rule change requiring them to receive the flu vaccine by the end of February or be prohibited from caring for foster children under 2 years of age
